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P. H. SWEET, Jr.

BUTTON PASTBNER. No. 323,465. Patented Aug. 4, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OTErcE.

PARKER H. SVEET, JR., OF lVASHINGTON, D. O., ASSIGNOR TO THE HEATON BUTTON FASTENER COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE, It. I.

BUTTON=FASTENER.

SPEC-EPGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,465, dated August 4, 1885.

Application filed December 2'2, 1884. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.' fabric or other material by means of' my im- Be it known that I, PARKER H. SWEET, proved fastener the shank of the button is Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at passed over one of the prongscand side wing, l.Vashington, in the District of Columbia, have b, into the central loop, a, and the two parts 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements thus connected together are then adjusted in 55 in Button-Fasteners; and I do declare the folthe upper jaw of an improved settiug'instrir lowing to be afull, clear, and exactdeseription ment, which forms the subject of a separate of' the invention, such as will enable others application for patent filed by me of even skilled in the art to which it appertains to date herewith, being Serial No. 150,962, and

I@ make and use the same, reference being had the two jaws of the said setting-instrument 6o to the accompanying drawings, and to the letbeing closed together upon the fabric or maters and figures of reference marked thereon, terial forces theprongs of the fastener through which forni a part of' this specification. the saine, and by means of a die in the lower My present invention has for its object to jaw curves or deflect-s thepointsof' said prongs i5 provide an improved and simplified metallic back into the the under surfaces of the said 65 fastener ior attaching buttons to fabrics or material in such manner as to securely clamp other materials, and it consists, essentially, the same between the prongs and the side in forming the said fast-ener from a metallic wings or table, b, as fully shown in Fig. 4. staple, which is bent in such a manner as to The loop or neck a of the fastener being ar- 2o provide a central loop or neck portion, a flat ranged in parallel lines with the side wings, 7o table or wings upon two sides of said central b, and prongs c, enables the button to be set loop, and two sharppointed fastening-prongs in such a position upon the fabric or material projecting downward at right angles to said that the shank of the same comes in a line wings,allas willbcheroinafterfullydescribed, parallel with the length of the button-hole,

25 and specificallyv designated in the claims. instead of crosswise or transversely, as is the 7 5 ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l case with fasteners of a kindred nature which represents a plan view of the blank or staple are objectionable in that they spread and from which my improved fastener is formed; twist the button-hole out of shape, a defect Fig. 2, a perspective view of .the complete which my improvement entirely overcomes. l

3e fastener; Fig. 3, a similar View showing the By means of my invention I am enabled to 8o attachment of the fastener to a button and provide an efficient and durable fastener ca` i'abric, and Fig. e a side view thereof. pable of being readily attached to a button Similar letters of reference occurring on and fabric in the most secure manner, and the several figures indicate like parts. which can be produced at a reduced cost.

35 In carrying out my invention the metallic Having thus described my invention, what S5 staple A is preferablycut from suitable sheets I claim as new and useful isof metal, although it may be formed from As an improved article of manufacture, the round or flat wire, if deemed desirable. In herein-described buttonfastener, consisting of constructing the complete fastener the upper the central loop, a, side wings or table, b, and

.are central portion of the staple A is first bent two downwardly-projecting prongs, c, the said 9o up into a loop or neck, a, in such manner as loop, side wings, and prongs being arranged to provide a wing or table, b, upon each side in lines parallel with each other, and adapted of the said loop or neck a and in parallel for operation substantially as and for the purlines therewith, the said wings or table termipose specified.

45 nating in two sharp-pointed prongs, c, which In testimony whereof I affix my signature 95 are bent downwardly in parallel lines to each in. presence of two witnesses.

other and the loop or neck a, and at right PARKER H. SVEET, JR. angles to the side wings or table, b, as fully llitnesses: shown in Fig. 2. C. FRED. KELLER,

5o In the operation of' attaching a button to a EMMA M GTLLETT'. 

